All – Attached is a copy of the 2016 National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) Summary Plan Description (SPD). Federal law requires that the NEBF send a new SPD every five years to all participants in the Plan. In meeting this requirement, the SPD will be mailed to all participants in the next few weeks. Download: 2016_NEBF SPD_Final.pdf

The Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) and the National Employees Benefit Board have approved a temporary Return to Work Amendment to the Plan of Benefits for the NEBF. This temporary amendment permits certain eligible retirees to return to covered and contributory employment for a period of time without a loss of pension benefits from the NEBF. Download: 2017 Return to Work Notice.pdf

All - Attached are two required notices for the National Electrical Annuity Plan (NEAP) that will be published in the December issue of The Electrical Worker: the Summary Annual Report (a summary of NEAP’s 2015 Form 5500), and the Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity Notice (which describes the process for naming a NEAP beneficiary, as well as what survivor benefits are available). Download: 2015 NEAP SAR - Final.pdf
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NEAP QPSA notice.pdf

Attached is a copy of the National Electrical Annuity Plan (NEAP) Fee-Disclosure Notice. We are required by the Department of Labor to mail this notice to all Plan participants and beneficiaries each year. This notice and the third-quarter NEAP statements will be sent to all NEAP participants on or before November 14, 2016. Download: 2015 NEAP Fee Disclosure_FINAL.PDF

The Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) are proud to announce the expansion of new features to the NEBF website’s “Online Benefits”. Once a participant registers through “Online Benefits”, they will be able to easily generate an estimate of their NEBF lifetime benefits, including their years of service. Download: NEBF Online Benefit Portal.pdf

Effective immediately, an important enhancement to your prescription benefit.

The Line Construction Benefit Fund is enhancing your plan with the features described below. Please take a moment to read this notice and become familiar with this change.

What’s changing? Retail Made Easy.

At participating retail pharmacies, you no longer need to pay the full cost for covered prescriptions, mail your receipts to the Lineco Fund Office and wait for reimbursement. Our system has been updated to allow claims to be automatically processed at time of purchase using your prescription benefit ID card. Please note that your benefit hasn’t changed. You simply don’t need to send claim forms and receipts from retail prescriptions to Lineco.

PLEASE NOTE: Express Scripts will apply the purchases to your joint medical/pharmacy deductible until the deductible is met. The joint medical /pharmacy 2017 deductible is $400 for an individual and $1,200 for a family. If you select a brand drug when your physician allows a generic, you will have to pay the difference.

If you have secondary coverage from another employer or insurance provider

You’ll need to give the pharmacist the ID card from the primary plan and your ID card for the Line Construction Benefit Fund plan. If Lineco is your secondary coverage, your coinsurance will never be more than if Lineco was your primary coverage provider.

Important Reminder: MAIL ORDER IS LESS EXPENSIVE

For covered medications you take regularly, your savings is still greater with the Express Scripts Home Delivery Pharmacy. Home delivery purchases are not applied to your deductible. You can enjoy the convenience of having up to a 90-day supply, versus only a 30-day supply, delivered directly to you with free standard shipping. Your home delivery co-payments are

It is now time for Open Enrollment and Renewal. Membership expires on July 31, 2017. The annual rates remain:

$64.00 per Household for Combined Air and Ground Membership

Attached you will find a summary of the Mercy Flights Servies and Membership Benefits for your to review. If you would like to take advantage of the Mercy Flights Membership please return your payment and only complete and return the enrollment form if there are changes (such as: address or household members) back to the Local Union 659 office.